"Virginia ham."" His size earned him the nickname ""The Ambling Alp"". ""Time"" magazine called him ""The Monster"". 12 September 1928 was the date of Carnera's first professional fight, against Leon Sebilo, in Paris. Carnera won by knockout in round two. He won his first six bouts, then lost to Franz Diener by disqualification in round one at Leipzig. Then, he won seven more bouts in a row before meeting Young Stribling. He and Stribling exchanged disqualification wins, Carnera winning the first in four rounds, and Stribling winning the rematch in round seven. In Carnera's next bout he avenged his defeat"
"time when the average height in Italy was approximately and in the United States , Carnera was considered a giant. He enjoyed a sizable reach advantage over most rivals, and when seen on fight footage, he seems like a towering giant compared to many heavyweights of his era, who were usually at least 60 pounds (27 kg) lighter and 7 inches (18 cm) shorter. One publicity release about him read in part: ""For breakfast, Primo has a quart of orange juice, two quarts of milk, nineteen pieces of toast, fourteen eggs, a loaf of bread and half a pound of"
"champion Primo Carnera in six rounds. Foreshadowing the Louis–Schmeling rivalry to come, the Carnera bout featured a political dimension. Louis' victory over Carnera, who symbolized Benito Mussolini's regime in the popular eye, was seen as a victory for the international community, particularly among African Americans, who were sympathetic to Ethiopia, which was attempting to maintain its independence by fending off an invasion by fascist Italy. America's white press began promoting Louis' image in the context of the era's racism; nicknames they created included the ""Mahogany Mauler"", ""Chocolate Chopper"", ""Coffee-Colored KO King"", ""Safari Sandman"", and one that stuck: ""The Brown Bomber""."
"serious heavyweight contender, Young Stribling, in 1929, and won when Stribling fouled him. In a rematch, he fouled Stribling. His 1930 fight against California club fighter Bombo Chevalier in Emeryville was considered fixed, and Carnera was banned from fighting in California. His 1930 match against George Godfrey was controversial, as Godfrey was disqualified in the sixth round when he was clearly getting the better of Carnera. ""Time"" magazine, in an 5 October 1931 cover story on Carnera before he won the heavyweight title, commented on his odd career: ""Requiem for a Heavyweight"", Rod Serling's 1956 Emmy Award-winning teleplay for ""Playhouse"
"performing a back aerial somersault into a roll, then using a handspring to return to his feet and to throw a savate kick to his opponent's midsection. He died on 2 August 1984, due to a heart attack. Argentina Apollo Vincent Denigris (1938 – August 1984) was an Argentine professional wrestler better known by his ring name Vicente Denigris or Argentina Apollo (often Vittorio Argentina Apollo). He was part of the Chicago Comiskey Park shows in 1961, teaming with Antonino Rocca, and a popular star on ""Studio Wrestling"" during the 1960s. His main work was for the World Wide Wrestling"
"in prison. Bonavena's body was returned to Argentina to lie in state at the Luna Park sports arena in Buenos Aires, where 150,000 people filed by. He is buried in the La Chacarita Cemetery in Buenos Aires. Oscar Bonavena Oscar Natalio ""Ringo"" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed ""Ringo"" because of his Beatles haircut, and enjoyed professional success in both Argentina and the United States. He is most famous for giving both Joe"
"Oscar Bonavena Oscar Natalio ""Ringo"" Bonavena (September 25, 1942 – May 22, 1976) was an Argentine heavyweight professional boxer with a career record of 58 wins, 9 losses and 1 draw. A rugged, wild-swinging puncher, he was nicknamed ""Ringo"" because of his Beatles haircut, and enjoyed professional success in both Argentina and the United States. He is most famous for giving both Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali tough battles. Oscar Natalio Bonavena was born in Buenos Aires to two Italian immigrants. He was a professional boxer, Argentinian and South American champion. He also participated in several Argentinian TV programs such"
"times with missiles. Carpenter's rapport with former WBC World Heavyweight Champion Frank Bruno was well known. Carpenter often conducted post-match interviews with Bruno, whose catchphrase was ""know what I mean, 'Arry?"", and their relationship helped to give Bruno a ""cuddly bear"" image and a popularity with the British public beyond the boxing fraternity. While his name was most often associated with boxing, Carpenter established himself as one of England's most versatile sportscasters, covering many of the major sporting events. He was a presenter of ""Sportsnight"" between 1975 and 1985 and a regular member of the broadcast team on ""Grandstand"". He"
"and in 2000, he was declared by the ""Colombian Boxing Federation and National Association of Professional Boxing"" as Colombia's ""Fighter of the Century"". For that award, the WBA issued him a special, commemorative belt. Cervantes' nickname, ""Kid Pambelé"", became almost as famous as Cervantes himself: as a matter of a fact, many fans called him only ""Pambelé"" or ""Pambe"" (the name of a song by Carlos Vives about him). Antonio Cervantes Antonio Cervantes aka Kid Pambelé (born December 23, 1945 in San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar) is a Colombian boxing trainer and former two time world Jr. Welterweight champion. He"
"Argentina Apollo Vincent Denigris (1938 – August 1984) was an Argentine professional wrestler better known by his ring name Vicente Denigris or Argentina Apollo (often Vittorio Argentina Apollo). He was part of the Chicago Comiskey Park shows in 1961, teaming with Antonino Rocca, and a popular star on ""Studio Wrestling"" during the 1960s. His main work was for the World Wide Wrestling Federation 1963-1968 and various territories of the National Wrestling Alliance, most notably, Championship Wrestling from Florida and Georgia Championship Wrestling. He was best known for his gymnastics in the ring, performing such feats as climbing onto the ropes,"
"a left-handed pitcher's throwing arm, the term had been used decades prior to that to indicate ""not-usual"". Boxing: Manny Pacquiao, Marvin Hagler, Hector Camacho, Pernell Whitaker, Joe Calzaghe, Vicente Saldivar, Tiger Flowers, Young Corbett III, Gabriel Elorde, Sergio Martínez, Ivan Calderon, Freddie Miller Victor Ortiz, Sultan Ibragimov, Naseem Hamed, Lucian Bute, Muay Thai/Kickboxing/K-1: Mirko Filipovic, Saenchai, Giorgio Petrosyan, Raymond Daniels MMA: Conor McGregor, Stephen Thompson, Luke Rockhold, Anthony Pettis, Darren Till, Nick Diaz, Nate Diaz, Anderson Silva, Holly Holm, Robbie Lawler, Matt Mitrione, Vitor Belfort, Benson Henderson Southpaw stance In boxing, a southpaw stance is where the boxer has their"
"Arkangel de la Muerte Alfredo Pasillas (July 16, 1966 – June 13, 2018) was a Mexican luchador and enmascarado (masked) professional wrestler, best known for his work in the Mexican professional wrestling promotion Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) under the ring name Arkangel de la Muerte. He is often referred to as just Arkangel, and previously worked under the ring name Mister Cid until 1991. His name means ""Archangel of Death"" in Spanish. In addition to his long in-ring career, Arkangel was most known for being a prolific professional wrestling trainer with CMLL's wrestling school and had a small"
"New York to train for his next fight, this one against Primo Carnera. On June 14, 1934 at the outdoor Madison Square Garden Bowl at Long Island, NY, Baer defeated the huge reigning world champion Primo Carnera of Italy who weighed in at 267 pounds. Baer knocked down the champion 11 times before the fight was stopped in the eleventh round by referee Arthur Donovan to save Carnera from further punishment. All the knockdowns occurred in rounds one, two, ten and eleven in which Baer thoroughly dominated. The intervening rounds were competitive. There is some dispute about the number of"
"boxer, mechanic, racing driver, journalist, actor, bullfighter and police officer. He abandoned boxing when his face was disfigured. In his racer role, was about to drive in Indianapolis, but he lacked a few tenths to the mark of 118 miles per hour. In his role as a bullfighter, he passed through South America under the name of ""Espartero"" or ""Esparterito"". Later, he moved to Mexico, where he was also part of the secret police. His biography is absolutely bizarre, full of impossible and unconnected episodes. But despite his poor cultural training, he survived. His steps in the bullfight arena and"
"wrestling altogether. Violencia Blas Columba (born December 10, 1968 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) is a retired Mexican ""luchador"" or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Violencia (Spanish for ""Violence"") and has previously also worked un the ring names Águila Real (""Royal Eagle""), Rey Águila (""King Eagle"") and Lynx. As Volencia he was nicknamed ""El Búfalo"" (""The Buffalo"") due to the large horns protruding from his wrestling mask. He was one of the main members of the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) group known as ""Los Boricuas"" where he portrayed a Puerto Rican loyalist for several years. Columba"
"show. On the April 4, 2010 episode of ""The Adam Carolla Show"", Carolla referred to Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao as being illiterate, having brain damage, and being someone who prays to chicken bones. He continued with insulting commentary on the Philippines, where Pacquiao makes his home, saying, ""They got this and sex tours, that's all they have over there. Get your shit together Philippines. Jesus Christ. I mean, again, it's fine to be proud of your countrymen. But that's it? That's all you got?"" Filipino leaders, including the office of President Gloria Arroyo, responded to the incident. Carolla later apologized"
"instead of ""Taz"". Aravena also worked as a boxer and a mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, usually losing his matches held across the Prairies, but was felt to be useful as ""muscle"". A Chilean immigrant, Aravena billed himself in the ring as ""El Condor"", but he was known on the MMA circuit on the Prairies as ""The Great White Chilean Ape"" and to his fellow Bandidos as ""Beaker Two"" as he was very loyal to Sandham, aka ""Little Beaker"". Sandham spoke with a high pitched voice and was called ""Little Beaker"" by his men after the Beaker character on ""The"
"big boom in business due to the renewed national television exposure, in the mid-1970s through the 1980s, magazines and newspapers were the sole medium of Lucha Libre for most Mexicans. In the mid-1980s, retired wrestler Antonio Peña became one of the main bookers for EMLL, helping determine who would win matches, what storylines to use and so on, he was also a driving force behind the name change to ""Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre"". Peña would often clash with Juan Herrera, the other main booker for CMLL at the time. Herrera wanted to maintain the old style of booking with"
"the U.S., made the beef with Shaw a moot point. Alfredo Angulo Alfredo Angulo López (born August 11, 1982) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBO interim junior middleweight title from 2009 to 2010. As an amateur he represented Mexico at the 2004 Olympics, reaching the first round of the middleweight bracket. Nicknamed """"El Perro"""" (""The Dog""), Angulo was a highly regarded junior middleweight prospect in the late 2000s and early 2010s, and is particularly known for his relentless pressure fighting style and formidable punching power. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in second place"
"Alfredo Angulo Alfredo Angulo López (born August 11, 1982) is a Mexican professional boxer who held the WBO interim junior middleweight title from 2009 to 2010. As an amateur he represented Mexico at the 2004 Olympics, reaching the first round of the middleweight bracket. Nicknamed """"El Perro"""" (""The Dog""), Angulo was a highly regarded junior middleweight prospect in the late 2000s and early 2010s, and is particularly known for his relentless pressure fighting style and formidable punching power. He qualified for the Olympic Games by ending up in second place at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in"
"he once was, as Cooney's first punch caused Norton's legs to buckle. Norton continued to take shots from Cooney in his corner for nearly a full minute before Perez, who was refereeing his final fight, stepped in to stop the fight fifty-four seconds in to the first round, as Norton was slumped in his corner. Norton decided to retire following the match and turned his attention to charitable pursuits. Norton was a forward-pressing fighter who was notable for his unusual stance characterized by the cross arm defense. In this stance the left arm is positioned low across the torso with"
"Primo Carnera, Max Baer, Max Schmeling, Tommy Loughran and Ernie Schaaf. He retired from fighting in 1935 and became a Jersey City police officer and is a member of the New Jersey Boxing Hall of Fame. Stanley Poreda Stanley Poreda (January 30, 1909 - November, 1983) was a Jersey City boxer considered a top heavyweight contender in the early 1930s. Born on January 30, 1909, in Jersey City, New Jersey, Poreda was managed by Bill Reppenhagen, and trained by Joe Jennette. He was known alternately as the Jersey City Pole or the Polish Giant. He achieved 24 wins, with 11"
"the contest for The Ring. Fleischer played a role in the strange and controversial ending of the fight. When Liston went down in the first round from Ali's infamous 'anchor punch,"" Ali did not go to a neutral corner. Instead he circled near the fallen Liston, taunting him to get up. By the time Liston did rise to continue the fight, he had been on the canvas for more than ten seconds. Fleischer yelled at referee Jersey Joe Walcott (the former heavyweight titlist) to inform him that the knockdown timekeeper's count had reached ten with Liston still on the canvas."
"Violencia Blas Columba (born December 10, 1968 in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico) is a retired Mexican ""luchador"" or professional wrestler, best known under the ring name Violencia (Spanish for ""Violence"") and has previously also worked un the ring names Águila Real (""Royal Eagle""), Rey Águila (""King Eagle"") and Lynx. As Volencia he was nicknamed ""El Búfalo"" (""The Buffalo"") due to the large horns protruding from his wrestling mask. He was one of the main members of the Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre (CMLL) group known as ""Los Boricuas"" where he portrayed a Puerto Rican loyalist for several years. Columba is not"
"fighters pretending to go down from minor blows to take advantage of the 30-second rest period. Famous fighters of prize ring include William ""Bendigo"" Thompson, Tom Cribb, Jack Broughton, James ""Deaf"" Burke, ""Professor"" Mike Donovan, Tom Allen, Samuel ""Dutch Sam"" Elias, John ""Gentleman"" Jackson, the ""Benicia Boy"" John Carmel Heenan, Daniel Mendoza, Tom Molineaux, John ""Old Smoke"" Morrisey, Tom Sayers, Owen Swift, the ""Trojan Giant"" Paddy Ryan, Joe Goss, and James ""Yankee Sullivan"" Ambrose, Arhan ""Hanuman Dragon"" Deshmukh. England's last prize ring great was ""gypsy"" Jem Mace, and America's was John L. Sullivan—both men fought under both sets of rules,"
"enjoyed literature and the arts, was a former member of the United States Marine Corps. His nickname was ""The Fighting Marine"". The fight took place under new rules regarding knockdowns: the fallen fighter would have 10 seconds to rise to his feet under his own power, after his opponent moved to a neutral corner (""i.e."", one with no trainers). The new rule, which was not yet universal, was asked to be put into use during the fight by the Dempsey camp, who had requested it during negotiations. Dempsey, in the final days of training prior to the rematch, apparently ignored"
"series sporting a fictional version of Primo Carnera, was produced. In 1953, it was translated into German. A facsimile version was published in 2010. Another popular Italian comic character, Dick Fulmine, was graphically inspired by Carnera. Carnera is mentioned by Bertie Wooster in the 1934 novel ""Right Ho, Jeeves"", by P.G. Wodehouse on p. 234. In his 1933 collection of short stories ""Mulliner Nights"", Wodehouse described one character as follows: ""He was built on large lines, and seemed to fill the room to overflowing. In physique he was not unlike what Primo Carnera would have been if Carnera hadn't stunted"
"sometimes as a zombie or another fictitious character. Cavernario Galindo Rodolfo Galindo Ramirez (September 27, 1923 – July 19, 1999) was a Mexican luchador and film actor, best known by his ring name Cavernario Galindo (Caveman Galindo), who was active in Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre from the 1930s to the 1990s. Well known for inventing La Cavernaria (a Modified surfboard hold), a commonly used submission hold in modern Lucha Libre Ramirez was born and raised in Chihuahua, Mexico. As a young boy he would survive a car accident that would leave him with noticeable facial scars for the rest"
"Aníbal Carlos Ignacio Carrillo Contreras (November 5, 1940 – March 4, 1994) was a Mexican ""Luchador"", or professional wrestler, known under the ring name Aníbal. Carrillo made his debut in November 1963, and adopted the ""enmascarado"" character (masked) Aníbal, named after the Carthagenian general Hanibal, in 1965. Carrilo's career peaked in the late 1960s and the 1970s as he worked for Empresa Mexicana de Lucha Libre and the Universal Wrestling Association, winning a number of championships. Carrillo was unmasked after losing a ""Lucha de Apuesta"" (bet fight) to Máscara Año 2000 on December 13, 1991. Carrillo retired from wrestling in"
"from the top or 2nd rope, used occasionally by Cena as the ""Super Attitude Adjustment"". The wrestler holds the wrist of his opponent while putting his head underneath the opponent's chest, grabs the inside of one of the opponents legs then lifts him up onto his shoulders whilst falling backwards. This move was popularized by and named in reference to Olympic gold medalist Kurt Angle, who also dubbed it the ""Angle Slam"" as an alternate name. The wrestler drapes an opponent over their shoulders in a fireman's carry position then falls backwards, driving the opponent down to the mat on"
"death is still undetermined. Angel Espinosa Ángel Espinosa Capó (October 2, 1966 – April 12, 2017) was a Cuban amateur boxer who dominated the 1980s at junior middleweight and middleweight and captured the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He never won an Olympic medal due to Cuba's boycott of the 1984 and 1988 Summer Olympics. A hard hitting Cuban with a southpaw stance one of the most feared in his era was known to have about 300 amateur fights. In 1983 the hard-hitting southpaw won the junior world championships at junior welterweight by knocking out Meldrick Taylor in round 2."
"Antonio Cervantes Antonio Cervantes aka Kid Pambelé (born December 23, 1945 in San Basilio de Palenque, Bolívar) is a Colombian boxing trainer and former two time world Jr. Welterweight champion. He successfully defended the title 16 times. Cervantes fought 21 world title fights, keeping the 140 pounds title for almost 8 years. Cervantes, who is Afro-Colombian, was born in Palenque, also known as the first site of a slave rebellion in the Americas. Cervantes used to sell contraband cigarettes and shine shoes as a child to survive. In 2002, Cervantes was chosen for the Ring Magazine's list of 80 Best"
"Maximo, Mr. Águila, Negro Casas, Rey Bucanero, Rey Escorpión, Rush and Shocker. In the end Shocker pinned Mr. Águila to win the match. The Mexican wrestling company ""Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre"" (Spanish for ""World Wrestling Council""; CMLL) has held a number of major shows over the years using the moniker ""Infierno en el Ring"" (""Inferno in the Ring""), all of which were main evented by a multi-man steel cage match, the eponymous ""Infierno en el Ring"" match. CMLL has use the ""Infierno en el Ring"" match on other shows, but will intermittently hold a show billed specifically as ""Infierno"